margaret kierer. >> and margaret kierer is the next victim. margaret is a 78-year-old woman. although pretty healthy, she is elderly. and she's getting off the long island railroad around midnight. her intention is to walk home. she doesn't make it very far from the train station before she is attacked. >> the next day, nassau county homicide detectives are called to a quiet neighborhood less than a mile south of the train station. >> he accosted margaret kierer right here right on the street. then dragged her up into the driveway here, into the backyard. that's where the actual homicide took place. then after he killed her, he dumped her between that chain link fence and the garage back there. >> and what did you do? >> i ritualistically killed her. >> tell me what that means. >> well, you make it a situation that the crime had to be symbolic or a crime had to send a message to a bigger picture in my estimation, and it had to be such that it be devastating. if that was the case, it happened in the bronx or it happened to a minority, it probably wouldn't have hit the front pa

. >> margaret? >> if your claim to the presidency is that you are i job creator and you can do a better job than obama, and one of the major roadways in major money at bain capital is by taking over companies an outsourcing jobs, that is very different from the president, who has not been able to stop outsourcing offshore because of a republican house. he doesn't have the votes on capitol hill to stop some of that. romney has staked his claim on his performance at bain capital, which was proactively outsourcing jobs, because that is how you make money. >> charles, i am wondering how much of the stock is having an impact on american voters. >> i think it is having very little impact. i agree entirely with colby. the outsourcing debate is preposterous. it has been going on for decades. it has to do with globalization, nothing to do with obama, romney. it is obvious that obama cannot run on his record. he has a terrible four years behind him that he cannot stand up for, so what he does is distracting.

and margaret's youngest son, sharp. this book grabbed my attention because of my english canadian heritage but ultimately i just liked the way the letters slowly reveal the story of how these two families intertwined and about this child evacuation program during world war ii that i was unaware of until i read this book. i think it would have appeal to high school students as well as public libraries. thank you. [applause] >> i am hilary albert. my books are not filled with lots of pretty pictures. anything the one book that have what the pictures has the most disturbing images. these books are meant to be referred to repeatedly. they have something to offer for everyone. sometimes it may be for the high school teacher and sometimes for the world leader but the things they have in common is they teach a lesson and that is the important thing. there's nothing more important than giving knowledge. whether the reader walks away with the same knowledge is a different matter. each book challenges the reader in a different wa

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margaret, welcome. how does pena nieto's promised agenda during the campaign differ from that of the current ruling party? should mexicans be expecting big changes when he takes over at the end of the year? >> warner: ray, they're certainly expecting changes. he's been clear in sweeping terms. as i said in the piece on the reducingal violence side it's time to start focusing on the violent cartels not to give up the fight but to refocus. that means really going off, say, the zetas who boasted 49 u.s. bodies on a highway. now on economic reform he's promised pretty big things. they all concern introducing competition into what are these huge public and private monopolies here. in oil and gas and electricity and telecommunications. these are both controlled by stalwarts of the pri. whether it's the oil company or whether it's the telecom giant owned by carlos. so their theory is is that mexico will be growing a lot faster if only they had more competition. that's really going to be his number-one focus ec

margaret brennan is in washington tonight. margaret, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jeff. and new legislation is a long shot, especially in an election year. and while there is talk about restricting who can own guns, sales of guns themselves are climbing. one day after the mass shooting in aurora, colorado, and this virginia firing range is packed. firearms instructor mark briley has a schedule of students. >> you insert the magazine. >> reporter: briley says the tragedy shouldn't change who can own a gun. >> it makes no sense. to penalize people that are doing the right thing because a person does the wrong thing. >> reporter: and gun owners have not been penalized. in fact, there haven't been any new restrictions on ownership in the past four years. there are very few politicians willing to publicly battle to ban certain with with weapons. >> the bottom line is if we had fewer guns, we would have a lot fewer murders. >> reporter: in an interview on "face the nation" to air tomorrow, mac michael bloomberg bl

president reagan was very close obviously to margaret thatcher, as we all know. he also felt very strongly about helmut kohl. he also felt very strongly about brian mulrooney of canada. he had not the same feelings about francois mitterand of france. [ laughter ] he had a strong relationship and friendship with mikhail gorbachev. one of the other famous lines of reagan was the russian proverb that he used all the time -- trust but verify. and that's what symbolized his relationship with gorbachev. we used to kid inside the white house that president reagan, god help us, trusted everybody, and nancy reagan and i were the verifiers. [ laughter ] he had an awful lot of faith in his vice president, in george herbert walker bush. he thought he was the right person to carry on his presidency, into george herbert walker bush's presidency. he knew that the relationship with the then soviet union would be solid. that's why we brought george herbert walker bush with us. there is a great photo i'm sure you have in your archives. it's the only time i was ever allowed to play

. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from mexico, where an overwhelming call for change brings a new president from an old party. >> brown: we examine the continuing legal debate over the larger implications of the supreme court's health care ruling, and the key role played by chief justice john roberts. >> woodruff: and actor alan alda shows our science correspondent miles o'brien why he wants to help kids enjoy science by challenging teachers to be more engaging. >> it's important to communicate

. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we get two views on what the lackluster numbers mean about the strength of the recovery. >> woodruff: then, we update the colorado shootings as court documents reveal the suspect was being treated by a university psychiatrist. >> warner: as the games begin in london, ray suarez examines what host cities get out of the olympics. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> warner: and we close with the scandal that's rocked beijing, after the wife of a chinese official is charged with murder. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf carnegie corp and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the "great recession" officially ended three years ago, but the latest look at th

margaret, this happened 30 minutes away from columbine which a lot of folks have not put together the impact on that community is certainly profound. it brings us back to memories of the virginia tech shooting which was the deadliest attack, 33 killed in 2007. we are now two days away from the anniversary of the tragic shooting in norway which killed over 90 people. how does the country begin to sort of process this? we know there has been an uptick in mass murders, three quarters of them happened since 1980. >> how long the list you just read. it does come back to when another one occurs, we look back and say what kind of country is this to have so many of these. but on these occasions when you don't quite know what to say, there is an element of the president and a presidential candidate is like all of us, going through the stages because you're shocked, you're sad, then you try to put it in a box, is this person insane, we try to find something and then the last one is the one we've been talking about. you don't get to doing something about it until those first three stages are pro

on the newshour tonight, margaret warner examines where the candidates stand on foreign policy issues as romney embarks on a three-country trip. >> ifill: then, we have a report from damascus on the aftermath of fierce fighting, as government forces use helicopter gunships and heavy artillery to pound the rebels. >> woodruff: and in a second election story, ray suarez reports on a voting rights showdown in a battleground state. >> a court here will be asked to decide whether pennsylvania can run next november's elections with one of the toughest voter i.d. laws in the country still in place. >> ifill: i sat down with sir elton john to talk about his new book and his determination to put an end to the aids crisis. >> i feel strong enough and lucky enough to open up and say "i'm h.i.v.-positive" then we're facing an uphill battle. >> woodruff: and we talk with miles o'brien about the lasting legacy of the first american woman to enter space, astronaut sally ride. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 y

i want to protect margaret from herself. hold on. secret, bill clinton may think that but nobody else does. >> [ inaudible ]. >> bill clinton could say certain things because he was not black that a barack obama -- that are harder for him to do and say. in that respect i think he was able to really connect with the community and talk about problems in the community, maybe jonathan has a better perspective on this than i do, but i think that, you know, we see now as an african-american president it's not always so easy. >> let me try to please joe. he connected in a -- >> sure he did. >> a way that was so powerful. that he could do welfare reform. >> but in terms of this election we have the first or second black president sitting in the oval office. >> the first. >> and we have a republican candidate who is running as a very hard conservative. they're not going to be inroads made in the black community. i think, obviously, he went there for a broader purpose with his own people, the independents, to show -- and to not not go there an

margaret hoover, author of "american individualism." nice to have everybody back. i'm so excited to talk to ralph macchio. he is the executive producer of this new project to look at american gypsies. he'll talk about that in just a moment. >>> but first of all, the fiscal cliff. it could give americans a much smaller paycheck on january 1. the bush tax cuts and payroll tax cuts expire. while the automatic cuts included in last year's debt ceiling deal go into effect, which means obviously these two things happen at the exact same time, problem. a democratic senator says she doesn't see any compromise anytime in the near future. listen. >> looking back at the offers from the other side that represented the greatest attempts at compromise, it's clear that while we were close on the spending side, republicans hadn't even left their corner when it came to revenue. once again, if republicans won't work with us on a balanced approach, we are not going to get a deal. >> that was senator patty murray. we've got dick durbin, senator dick durbin with us this morning, the as

i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. tonight, a summertime encore presentation of our conversation with robert caro, author of the "the years of lynn johnson," "passage of power." has your opinion of him evolved? or is it just he's evolved? >> yeah, that's such a good question. my opini

welcome ryan lizza, and also margaret hoover. and richard socarides, former adviser to president clinton. good morning, guys. >> good morning again. >> happy fourth. so let's talk about the fourth of july. that's our "starting point" this morning but not exactly what you think because typically we would be sitting here talking about fireworks and barbecues. but because of the weather recently, others will not be doing those things today. very much so less fortunate today. really less about celebration and more about patience for americans facing another day of no power and intense heat. at least 20 people have died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east and midwest. and take a look at the map. you have just about 1 million people waiting for electricity to come back on in these different states. power companies say they are working to repair the damaged transmitters. and the lines really as fast as they can. but i know a lot of you will have to wait until the weekend, possibly the end of the weekend, to get the power

margaret's play list. "brown eyed girl"? you are welcome on this panel anytime you want, margaret. >> i liked my song way better. >> pink cadillac. >> there's a song called "soledad." >> i want to talk to you about a couple of chapters. one, the art of an october surprise. how likely is that this time around? >> if you judge by the last couple of elections, very likely. that is october surprise, something that happens in october or in '08 it was september with the collapse of the world economy. that changes the dynamic. i would say, soledad, if you go back and look at elections prior to '04, 2000, which is when the bush dui came out three or four days before the election, there's not that big of history of it. and i talked to lots of people, a lot of political types about, does this really matter? and they said, kind of and kind of not. you know, yes, it can have an effect. but i would say again back to what we were talking about before, when you have an electorate this polarized, i don't know what surprise could be out ther

michael, mark, and margaret. thank you very much. >>> up next, there was one web site that nailed the supreme court's obamacare decision, it's called scotus blog. we'll talk to its founder in a moment. founder and publisher of scotusblog as the name implies. we heard megyn kelly quoting scotusblog, how did you get it right and so quickly? >> we actually weren't the first and decided we were happy not to be the first. i had gone to a senior reporters and said something long and complicated as this will be is the only the one someone will remember if expletive someone messes this up. rather than our reporter talking to someone transcribing it, we had a team of seven people. i had a rule that our reporter who's covered the court for decades and his to agree on the outcome and that's what we did. we sort of took the time to go through it -- >> you took precautions and made sure you didn't go too quickly and got it right. you also predicted this, by the way. >> we were kind of -- we knew this of a possible outcome. yo

sometimes it is possible to get margaret sharp's input but transatlantic communication was difficult and letters may take weeks. they could go down with the torpedoed ship and usually parental decisions could not wait that long. margaret was reluctant and three had to ask her to write more frequently to her voice to ensure they did not forget her. here is a picture of the two women when they got together 1958. it is amazing to see where distant cousins were prepared to take all three boys from a death different country for the indefinite period. although bill and christopher went off to live with different family is but that the offer was offered margaret fails to appreciate. when of the letters written by the boys. not important to what it said but it is the scribbles. rewrote over 150 letters they are remain with detailed of holidays holidays, financial implications, church, games and activities and education. it reflected the concerns of a portrait of what was canada's second largest city. and the special insight of child evacuation brother is a four word that puts the letters and

margaret warner has portour re >> warner: mitt romney took direct aim at the president's leadership? the world today, telling the veterans of foreign wars convention that the last few years have been a time of declining influence and missed opportunities. >> he has given trust where it is not earned, insult where it was not deserved, and apology where it is not due. i am an unapologetic believer in the greatness of america. (cheers and applause) i am not ashamed of american power. >> warner: romney spoke the day after the president touted his foreign policy leadership to the same audience. he pointed to winding down the iraq and afghan wars and to killing osama bin laden as we look ahead to the challenges we face as a nation and the leadership that's required, you don't just have my words, you have my dds. you have my track record. you have the promises i've made and the promises that i've kept. >> reporter: but romney charged today that administration disclosures about the bin laden raid and leaks on other sensitive matters showed the president puts political gain ahead of the natio

president fong: additional speakers -- joseph, roger, margaret finley, john mitchell, and andrew. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am an officer of the ninth church of christ scientist. our members of spoken in favor of going ahead and approving the school. i would like to say, in addition, we are looking to fund approval for this, but we want to work equally with our neighbors, our neighborhood association, and the preschool directors. they are offering a wonderful service to the community. we want to be sure the traffic conditions will not be affecting our neighbors adversely. there is an elementary school literally across the street. i have been reassured that they will be working with a traffic guard when school is open, to direct traffic and minimize the impact on the neighborhood. we also want to make sure we are within the requirements of our neighborhood association regulations. the association has been around at least since the 1920's, as has our church. we are the single largest property owner, and we want to stay good neighbors. the only concern i have discovered is tha

>> brown: margaret warner interviews mexico's new president-elect, enrique peÑa nieto, about drug war violence and relations with the u.s. >> brown: pakistan reopened an important supply route for u.s. forces into afghanistan, after secretary of state clinton apologized today for the killing of some pakistani soldiers. we'll discuss the difficult diplomacy. >> woodruff: and we reflect on the life and career of television icon andy griffith, who was much more than just the sheriff of a made-up tv town. >> i'm not just an entertainer. i'm an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life

thank you to ari, sam, margaret and richard. that is all for now. i will see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. until then, follow us on twitter. "andrea mitchell reports" is live from the aspen ideas festival. it looks beautiful out there. good afternoon to you, andrea. >> it is indeed. it's a great day. it's beautiful out here and lots of ideas to share. >>> we have been talking about the middle east. musharraf was here. we heard from stan mcchrystal, mike mullen, lot of defense experts and also, lot of conversation, education nation, we had two panels, another one coming up on the role of arts and education coming up later this afternoon. here today, we will be talking to peter orzach, jillian tet, charlie cook, a whole lot more coming up next. and the head of the aspen institute and aspen ideas festival on "andrea mitchell reports." ♪ i'm consolidating my assets. i'm not paying hidden fees or high commissions. i'm making the most of my money. and seven-dollar trades are just the start. i'm with scottrade. i'm with scott